Bengaluru Masterplan 2031, a provisional version of which was released by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), points to an uphill challenge when it comes to handling solid waste.

The Centre has promulgated the Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, to exempt bamboo grown in non-forest areas from definition of tree, thereby dispensing with the requirement of felling/transit permit for its economic use.

Indian corporates in the UK have committed over $5 billion for development projects under Namami Gange Mission.

Inorganic farming mooted huge losses to paddy farmers during the last Kharif season, due to low yield and pests. However, organic paddy farmers obtained good yields and earned huge profits in Nizamabad district.

Rising temperature, erratic rainfall, and occurrence of moderate drought are beginning to impact food production in Nagaland.

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has launched a forum of 20 cities that have adopted or are willing to adopt waste segregation and management practices.

The heads of several of the world's space agencies have proposed the creation of a climate observatory to pool acquired data and share it with scientists around the globe, according to a declaration adopted in Paris.

The Government of Uganda and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have kickstarted a $44.26 million project on building community resilience, wetlands ecosystems, and associated catchments in Uganda.

Rivers in England are contaminated with powerful insecticides, new testing has revealed, increasing concerns over the impact of the toxic chemicals on fish and birds.

The conversion of tropical forests to crop and pastureland has long been a concern for scientists, as forest loss can lead to decreased rainfall, increased droughts, and degraded freshwater ecosystems.

Nations have vowed to curb plastic and chemical contamination of the air, soil, rivers, and oceans, requiring a complete overhaul in the way goods are produced and consumed.

China plans to increase its sea water desalination capacity more than fivefold during the next 3-5 years to ease a water shortage on its inhabited islands.